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Reddit mentions of Plugable USB C Dock with 85W Charging Compatible with Thunderbolt 3 and USB-C MacBooks and Select Windows Laptops (HDMI up to 4K@30Hz, Ethernet, 4X USB 3.0 Ports, USB-C PD, Includes VESA Mount)
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Reddit mentions: 12
We found 12 Reddit mentions of Plugable USB C Dock with 85W Charging Compatible with Thunderbolt 3 and USB-C MacBooks and Select Windows Laptops (HDMI up to 4K@30Hz, Ethernet, 4X USB 3.0 Ports, USB-C PD, Includes VESA Mount). Here are the top ones.
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- POWERFUL USB-C DOCK - Power up your productivity with a single 4K HDMI output (supports 4K 30Hz, 2560x1600 and lower at 60Hz), Ethernet, audio input/output, and four additional USB ports while providing up to 85W of power to charge your attached USB-C or Thunderbolt 3 system
- SMALL-SCALE DESIGN - This USB C docking station offers a sleek and minimal form factor which means saving valuable desk space and avoiding a clutter of electronics and cables. Includes a VESA mount to tuck the dock behind a monitor for an even lower profile at your workstation
- 4K PERFORMANCE - With VESA DisplayPort Alternate Mode over USB-C (Alt Mode), the dock establishes a direct pipeline to your host graphics processor. Enjoy native-level display performances up to the host system's GPU capabilities
- COMPATIBILITY - Requires compatible USB-C port supporting both video and charging or Thunderbolt 3 system (USB-C Chromebooks, Surface Pro 7, Surface Laptop 3, HP Spectre, Dell XPS). Not compatible with legacy USB 3.0 systems. Not all USB-C ports and systems support Power Delivery or Alt Mode; please see our website for compatibility tables. DisplayPort monitors are not supported
- 2 YEAR WARRANTY - We love our Plugable products, and hope you will too. All of our products are backed with a 2-year limited parts and labor warranty as well as Seattle-based email support
Features:
Specs:
| Height | 4.75 Inches |
| Length | 7.37 Inches |
| Weight | 2.45 Pounds |
| Width | 6.75 Inches |
Honestly love the monitor, i have it connected to this Pluggable USB C hub from amazon so i can single wire it to my macbook and charge as well; [Here]
A USB C dock.
Why not use something like this and just use an HDMI cable?
There are lots of options like this out there.
If you need something with a built in charger this is the one I use at home for my pixelbook.
60W+ charger is fine as long as it is well built.
There's a Pluggable USB-C mini dock UD-CAM for $119 on Amazon but it only has HDMI out. It might work with an HDMI to VGA adapter. it is compatible with Surface Book 2, you probably have to email them about the Go support to be sure.
Or just get an HDMI monitor.
Other USB-C Docks with VGA are more expensive.
https://www.amazon.com/Plugable-Charging-Delivery-Specific-Thunderbolt/dp/B01FKTZLBS/
I've been using this: https://www.amazon.com/Plugable-Charging-Compatible-Thunderbolt-MacBooks/dp/B078J7FSWM/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1539279240&sr=8-4&keywords=plugable+usb-c for work and its fantastic. Works consistently and I have my external HDD attached for automatic backups whenever I dock my matebook.
There is plenty of smaller cheaper docks than this one but what I liked about this one is 1. it requires no drivers, 2. does everything you need it to, 3. comes with a detachable (and relatively long) cable, and 4. comes with a mount so you can put it on the back of your monitor/ under your desk.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B078J7FSWM/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_7QiWBbMTF1F1K
I got this one a few months back and I really like it. I only wish I had gotten a different model that supports two external displays since this model only supports one. Otherwise, it works great. I have a monitor, keyboard, speakers and a usb-a drive connected to it and I haven't experienced any issues whatsoever. It connects all of that stuff and charges my Pixelbook through a single usb-c cable.
Couple options depending on ports needed, thunderbolt 3 docks will also not have embedded cables
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B078J7FSWM
Or
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07KY51P6S
I seemed to have good luck with this Plugable: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B078J7FSWM/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1
You might wanna also look at this one too? (Find another site that's in stock)
Not sure if 85 Watts would handle it, I know the Surface Dock is 65 Watts. (Could be wrong)
Edit: Nevermind, the Surface Book 2 is only 90 Watts, need at least 100 then.
This Plugable dock
Yeah I tried your method before, I couldn't get it to work either, I think USB C technology still needs some time to mature.
If you decide you want the convince of just plugging in one usb-c I would suggest this if your Mac or pc is powered off of the usb-c it’s all taken care of with in one cord.